16 Indians among 30 feared dead in boat capsize off Qatar

In an tragic incident 16 Indian died off the coast of Quatar while a vassel ferrying them to the oil rig capsized.Sources say that 30 people died in this incident.Rescue mission is on and search of bodies will take some time. " Sixteen Indians are among 30 people feared dead...

American in Qatar Prison

My brother, John Wesley Downs, a 53 year old American Geologist has been imprisoned in Qatar for nearly 4 years, sentenced to life in prison for alleged espionage and barely escaping the death penalty.  We are outraged with the injustice of this condemnation and the...

Qatar MotoGP Washed Out by Rain

The opening round of MotoGP 2009 was due to take place today in Qatar, UAE,  but has been canceled due to rain. The race may take place on Monday instead. It's not the rain itself that's at issue (rain-soaked...

Muammar Gadhafi Outraged by King Abdullah at Arab Summit in Qatar

Libya's Muammar Gadhafi has firmly established himself as the upstart leader of the Arab nations after he stormed out of the Arab summit in Qatar in an ego fueled fit.  The source of Gadahfi's outrage was...

Al-Bashir's World Gets Smaller, Advised Not to Travel

The president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has received notice from Islamic scolars that he must not travel abroad.  The risk of his arrest for crimes against humanity is too great. The International Criminal...

Hamas leads suicide For Palestine.

Hamas has murdered more Gazans  than Israel has killed. Now theywant to kill the Palestine hopeof a free state. "Some might ask; what about Hamas? Unfortunately the Muslim brotherhood-affiliated movement has...

Blogs, YouTube: the new battleground of Gaza conflict?

In the following article by Yigal Schleifer at the Christian Science Monitor, summits his perspective on the  use of web 2.0 to analyse the recent Israeli attack on Gaza. According to...

Arab Emergency Sumit condemns Israel for its aggression of Gaza

The heads of Arab states participating in Doha summit condemned Israel for its invasion of Gaza in a strong word never seen in an Arab initiated meeting before. The meeting also asked Israel to stop aggression and accept, unilaterally, the cease fire and allows...

Al Jazeera Announces Partnership with The Independent

Doha Qatar, January 14, 2009: Al JazeeraAl Jazeera and The Independent have announced a new partnership that brings Al Jazeera English video news bulletins to the web pages of the www.independent.co.uk, one of...

Gas exporters form new organization not a cartel

After months of negotiations, main gas producing countries agreed to form an Organisation to protect their common energy interests. The initiative has been criticised by those fearing the formation of a...

Activists' medical aid boat breaches Israel's blockade

A medical aid boat from Qatar and Lebanon managed to breach the Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. It carried "medicine required for cancer brought by the Qatari government at the request of the Palestinian...

Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire

Sudan President has declared an unilateral ceasefire. However, it is unlikely to be observed as it was not negotiated with local rebels. Sadly, it is just a governmental initiative ignited by the international...

Energy body IEA warns on oil prices

" One of the world's leading authorities on energy supply says the era of cheap oil is over and prices could soon be back up to $100 a barrel.  The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its World Energy...

A troika first, then a Gas OPEC?

As Iran, Qatar and Russia prepare to attend a new round of talks on gas cooperation in Doha, on Wednesday, Moscow expressed its willingness to create a Gas Troika to boost cooperation and stabilise world prices....

Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan to attend Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary

A group of 169 Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan on Sunday to celeberate the 540th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. "LAHORE: As many as 169 Sikh yatrees from across the world arrived here on Sunday to celebrate the 540th birth anniversary of...

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